Bigfoot!

Beware of Bigfoot!

Temptation

I can resist anything but temptation.

Wedding rings

Wedding rings are the world's smallest handcuffs.

Time sharing

Time-sharing is the junk-mail part of the computer business.

H.R.J. Grosch (attributed)

To Err is human!

To err is human -- to blame it on a computer is even more so.

We are, who we are!

We are the people our parents warned us about.

Backup

Real Men don't make backups. They upload it via ftp and let the world mirror it.

Linus Torvalds

House and plants!

Bennett's Laws of Horticulture: (1) Houses are for people to live in. (2) Gardens are for plants to live in. (3) There is no such thing as a houseplant.

Sinners and saints!

I'd rather laugh with the sinners, Than cry with the saints, The sinners are much more fun!

Billy Joel, "Only The Good Die Young"

Real Friend

A real friend isn't someone you use once and then throw away. A real friend is someone you can use over and over again.

Money

Every young man should have a hobby: learning how to handle money is the best one.

Jack Hurley

Good Manners

There is no substitute for good manners, except, perhaps, fast reflexes.

Ends

Everything ends badly. Otherwise it wouldn't end.

Romeo and Juliet

Tempt not a desperate man.

William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"

Doubt

Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith.

Paul Tillich, German theologian.

Programming in C

If you want to program in C, program in C. It's a nice language. I use it occasionally... :-)

Larry Wall in <7577@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>